Biosecurity Monitors

Employers

Biosecurity monitors work for government agencies (including state departments of agriculture and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Homeland Security), large corporate farms, livestock companies, private companies that provide pest and disease management services, and hospitals, laboratories, and medical research facilities. They also work at airports, ports, and other places of entry to the United States. The U.S. Postal Service employs biosecurity monitors to investigate potentially dangerous substances that pass through its mail system. Some biosecurity monitors are self-employed.

Starting Out

Aspiring biosecurity monitors can learn about job openings via contacts made during internships and co-ops, by attending careers and participating in networking events, by joining and using the career development resources of professional associations, by using job-search and professional networking Web sites such as LinkedIn, and by contacting employers directly about potential job opportunities.